2.0.0-dev.3

⚠️ Contains breaking changes ⚠️

• 🎉 Emoji-only messages: added support for text messages containing only emojis, displayed without a bubble.
• 🧩 Message grouping: added support for grouping messages for a cleaner chat display.
• 🐛 Bug fix: fixed an issue where timeouts were not being cleared properly.
• 🔧 Chat builders: chat message builders now include the message index in their parameters.
• 📱 Safe area: added safe area support for reversed lists.

2.0.0-dev.2

⚠️ Contains breaking changes ⚠️

⚠️ Requires Flutter ^3.19 and Dart ^3.3 ⚠️

🖼️ API Example

• Added support for image uploads
• Added a web sockets connection status indicator with reconnection logic examples

🔗 cross-cache

• Added new methods:
  • delete(String key) – delete entries
  • updateKey(String key, String newKey) – rename keys while keeping the data
• CustomNetworkImage is now CachedNetworkImage and has been moved to the cross-cache package
• Exposed the set method for better flexibility

💬 flutter-chat-core

• Added customMessageBuilder for building custom messages
• Added overlay parameter to ImageMessage
• Themes:
  • Added ImageMessageTheme (replacing imagePlaceholderColor)
  • Updated InputTheme (adding textFieldColor)
  • Updated ScrollToBottomTheme
  • Updated TextMessageTheme
• Added UploadProgressMixin for handling upload progress tracking

📝 flutter-chat-ui

• Automatically handles the safe area (optional, enabled by default)
• Scrolls content up when the keyboard is opened
• Added support for an action bar above the input field (with example)
• Exported ChatInputHeightNotifier
• Enhanced ChatAnimatedList with:
  • topSliver and bottomSliver for custom widgets at the top or bottom of the chat (both scrollable)

📸 flyer-chat-image-message

• Theme now derives from imageMessageTheme
• Added an upload progress indicator
• Fixed default constraints
• Added an optional overlay to images

2.0.0-dev.1

• 🚀 Exciting pre-release of v2! This version is a complete rewrite, focusing on extensibility, customizability, performance, and stability. 🛠️
• ⚠️ Some features are still in progress, so use with caution. However, I've aimed to make this version more practical for real-world applications. 💼
• 🌟 New examples include integrations with REST API and AI (Gemini), with more to come! 🤖
• 💻 Works seamlessly across all platforms. 📱🖥️
• 📚 Documentation and migration guide are in the works and will be available in the coming weeks.
• 🗓️ A public backlog for the new version is planned to keep everyone informed about upcoming features.
• 🔔 Stay tuned by following our GitHub for updates!
• 🙏 If you have a chance to test v2 or review the code, I'd love to hear your thoughts! 💬

v1.6.15

• Last release of v1 and v2 is replacing it on main branch soon.
• Updated markdown matchers to be bold (double asterisk), italic (double underscore), linethrough (double tilde) and code (single backtick).
• Removed PopScope since new api requires Flutter v3.22 and I want to still support older versions. Let me know if it introduces breaking behaviour.
• Added support for AssetImage (uri starts with assets/). Thanks @thomers for the PR!

v1.6.14

• While v2 is still in the works (unexpected blockers, see GitHub for progress) releasing a small patch update with improvements.
• Added optional scroll preferPosition to scrollController.scrollToIndex. Thanks @chdo002 for the PR!
• Removed isComposingRangeValid check from the input to hopefully fix send button that does not appear.
• Added usesSafeArea option to the inputOptions to be able to remove safe area backed inside the input.

v1.6.13

• While v2 is still in the works (unexpected blockers, see GitHub for progress) releasing a small patch update with improvements.
• Potentially breaking: bumped dependencies, but I used ranges (>= and <) so don't expect any problems. Please raise an issue if some change breaks your project.
• Added support for overriding the bubbleMargin property using ChatTheme. Thanks @ishchhabra for the PR!
• Added localisation support to the typing indicator which was hardcoded english only previously. Thanks @longnh2k1 for raising the issue!

v1.6.12

• Remove defaultBubbleMessage from the bubbleBuilder as it breaks compatibility. If you need this please use previous release, this is the only change here. Next should be v2.0.0 preview.

v1.6.11

• Small patch release while 2.0.0 is still in the works.
• Added messageMaxWidth to the theme. Thanks @bobz392 for the PR!
• Added isLeftStatus to display status on the left side of the message. Thanks @hndrr for the PR!
• Added localisation for Persian language (fa locale). Thanks @xclud for the PR!
• Added default message to the bubbleBuilder. Thanks @asoap for the PR!
• Added messageWidthRatio to the chat. Thanks @elihaialgoaitech for the PR!
• Added customTypingWidget, customTypingIndicatorBuilder, typingWidgetBuilder and multiUserTextBuilder to the TypingIndicatorOptions. Thanks @phamconganh for the PR!

v1.6.10

• Possibly last release before 2.0.0, which will be a complete re-write focused on extensibility, customizability, performance and stability.
• Fixed repaint if type indicator is not used. Thanks @mozomig for the PR!
• Added ability to highlight message when scrolling to it. Thanks @SergeySor for the PR!
• Added more theming to the text input. Thanks @claudius-kienle for the PR!
• Fixed an exception when user exiting the chat. Thanks @elihaialgoaitech for the PR!
• Fixed input bug for the Japanese language. Thanks @okano4413 for the PR!
• Added slidableMessageBuilder. Thanks @leeyisoft for the PR!
• Matchers are now reusable and used in system message as well. Thanks @provokateurin for the PR!
• avatarBuilder now provides whole user object. Thanks @kahyoongho for the PR!
• Added semantics for the send button, useful in e2e tests. Thanks @GustekDev for the PR!

v1.6.9

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